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Sunday, 18 June 2017

Festive Collection

Hello bloggers and welcome back! Next up on offer is the Birch Tree Forest die. I love that it is the perfect accompaniment to the Woodland Animals and Winter Wonderland die sets, but it can also be used with so many more die sets and stamps. The die has been designed without outer cutting edges so you can extend your forest area as I have done in the sample shown here. It layers up beautifully to create the illusion of a more dense forest as well. This is a die that will also give you a great starting point for male cards. It is definitely not just for Christmas either, think all year round on this one. One comment on this blog post is all you need to be the winner of this drawing! I will be back at 3pm with the next die set in the release. All for now, Sue x

Oh Sue, enchanting, it draws you in, I want to get all cosied up and go looking for deer and other forest wildlife,Andy has come home several times to report he's been lucky enough to see a beautiful deer in our local country park, what a sight at 6am, so I'm thinking a lovely card for him with some association attached, thank you once again for the most brilliant thought process ☺ your just amazing xx

Sue, I couldn't see the use of this in my card naming. Once again you proved me wrong, this is a great die and I love the moon behind the trees. Goes well with the Woidland animals.Hapoy Birthday Norah, hope you are having a wonderful day. You an have some of my sunshine, it's very hot here, although you bring sunshine wherever you are.Maureen, ooh I could drink some of that Strawberry drink, hic...There are a lot if us missing our Dads, they will be smiling down on their girls today.Sam, good luck to you too Hun

Afternoon Sue. WOW This is another beautiful card. I was so hoping you would show the Birch Tree die after your last post as these one's have gone to the top of my shopping list. I can see so many cards made with this die. You do give all us crafters so much inspiration on your blog and videos.Best Wishes.Denise T x

Hi SueI was not too sure about the birch tree die to be honest , however i do like the deer in the for front and the moon peeping through , it just goes to show it is how you use the dies and the ideas you have , you are so clever.Take care Elaine H X

I have always wanted a birch tree set like this. There are several around and I have used a couple that did not cut very well (no names) so I am glad that I can get a Sue Wilson die like this and it will cut well. I love this card. Beautiful.Stephanie KSC/USA

Very nice card. Can't wait to get them all. To hard to pick favourite because they honestly are all great designs. I moved from ONTARIO to ALBERTA and I live an hour away from EDMONTON. If there are any Sue Wilson fans in Edmonton I would love to meet up with some fellow card makers. In the area I live there are no scrapbooking clubs or retreats that I have heard about. I would really like to be around people that will help me grow as a card maker and have a common hobby as me so we will have lots to talk about.Melissa McLeanfermentingforlife@gmail.com

A bunch of birch trees is always a good start for some of my cards I make for the men in my life. This Birch Tree Forest" die is perfect to go with your "Woodland Animals" die set. Both of these die sets will make my designing time shorter when making those special cards for my male family members and friends. Why is it harder for me to make those masculine cards!?

Oh Sue what can I say, I have been looking for a forest die like this, lo and behold our Sue gives us one, fantastic. Thank you Sue and the card really makes it come to life.Love these calm scenes so much. Thank you Sue for sharing. Dorothy C xxx

Hi, Sue,I love the card, especially that wonderful full moon :)This is another die that's going to be very adaptable for use all through the year. I think my favourite is still the Woodland Creatures, but this one is coming in a close second...so far :).Bejay xx

Good afternoon Sue and the Wilsonettes,This woodland is a needed extra for the woodland creatures to hide behind and forage for their food. It makes for a good card for all sorts of reasons, good and bad, happy and sad. There is so much that can be said about and used for in this barren woodland, making 3d cards for one.Thank you flowerLove and crafty hugsNorah (Glenochil)

Fabulous card Sue, you can almost feel the quietness in the forest. The diecut would work using it as a stencil too I think. It's gone on the wish list, I think it would be a really useful die to have.

Norah, brilliant to see you here, Happy Birthday once again, hope you got my email this morning.

Hello Sue, My friend Shirley ordered this Die as soon as she saw it! She will be thrilled with it and to see what you have done with it. A lovely card . Love the deer and the moon. Very atmospheric! You are clever! May have mentioned that before!! Lol ! Pat L - I'm not going to Barbados either! You are not alone! We will look after you! It's as warm as Barbados heretoday! Phew! Taken a great photo of my 10 yr old Grandson wearing Grandad's straw hat! Grandad is abit chuffed I think as they all wore his hat at some point! Had a lovely Father's Day - I still miss my Dad but it's lovely to hear how much we all loved or still love our Dads. Good to see you Norah! Hope you got my email this morning too! Lots of love! XxBarbara Wood - I like your style! You made me smile. I hope you win it! Yvonne - thinking of you and your boys today! It's not easy! Tracy - thinking of you too! First Anniversaries aren't easy! It really does get easier though! xLove to all, Myra ( Friend of Maureen!!) xxx

What a tranquil, moonlit scene you have created here. If I didn't know better I would think that it had been created from one of my photographs. I can see that this is going to be a very versatile die and the detail in the die is perfect.

This is just THE perfect accompaniment to the previous set of wild animals...as you show most beautifully on your card sample....and, as others have pointed out, it is just so atmospheric. A lovely addition to any die collection and will prove invaluable over the coming months as we get organised with our Christmas card batch making.

Blimey, you've got me in a tis! The radiating star and star background were at the top of my hit list, but oh gee wiz I definitely can't resist these birch trees they are wonderful!! So many possibilities for all year round it's so exciting!

This Birch Tree Forest die does lend itself to cards for men, but I think it is equally appealing to anyone who loves nature. The deer family and the bunny are great accents to this unique card. Being able to extend the Birch Tree Forest die is an added plus. Anyone would be delighted to own this die.

To My Wonderful Dear Friend Sue,Love This "Birch Tree" Cutting Die It's Extremely Versatile Works So Well With The Woodland AnimalsJust Perfect Sue.Another Phenomenal Cutting Die, Just Magical......Sue Lots Of Love Also Huge Hugs 🤗 From Sam xxxGood Luck 🍀🤞To The Regular People That Comment On Our Sue's "Tremendous Blog"Enjoy The Gift If You Win......

A beautiful card, I love the dies which you have done so well in a long form. The tree are so useful all times of the year. The reindeer just make the card. I love it and so far is close to my favorite.

Hi Sue. WOW !!! What a beautiful card !!! Your new Birch Tree Die is fab Sue !!! It goes so perfectly with your Woodland Animals Die set. I think this is one of those essential dies that I need in my crafty stash. I think I am going to have to give up trying to choose favourites as I just adore everything so far and have not really got a clue where to start !!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for all your gorgeous new dies and fabulous inspiration. Sending you lots of love Sue from Tres x x x

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